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Our comprehensive and advanced lobbying database is completed with all the information you need, with more than 1.6 million lobbying contracts ready-for-analysis. We include detailed information on all aspects of federal lobbying, including the following fascinating attributes, among much more:
1. Clients: The publicly traded company, privately owned company, interest group, NGO, or state or local government that employs or retains a lobbyist or lobbying firm.
2. Registrants (Lobbying Firms): Either the name of the lobbying firm hired by the client, or the name of the client if the client employs in-house lobbyists.
3. Lobbyists: The names and past government work experience of the individual lobbyists working on a lobbying contract. 3. General Issues: The general issues for which clients lobby on (ex: ENV – Environment, TOB – Tobacco, FAM – Family Issues/Abortion).
4. Specific Issues: A long text description of the exact bills and specific issues for which clients lobby on.
5. Bills Lobbied On: The exact congressional bills and public/private laws lobbied on, parsed from lobbying report specific issues (ex: H.R. 2347, S. 1117, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
6. Agencies Lobbied: The names of one or more of 250+ government agencies lobbied on in the contract (ex: White House, FDA, DOD).
7. Foreign Entities: The names and origin countries of entities affiliated with the client (ex: BNP Paribas: France).
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Summary of Lobbying Data:
– Lobbying Firms: Thorn Run Partners, The Raben Group, Llc, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, The Gibson Group, Ebay Inc.
– General Issues: Homeland Security, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Computer Industry, Government Issues, Postal, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Environment/Superfund, Immigration, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (domestic/foreign), Small Business
– Specific Issues: Monitor general issues related to implementation of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state. Monitor taxation of digital goods., an open global internet, H.R.7079/S.3840 – Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act. H.R.2617 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act; General issues related to internet competition; General issues relating to consumer product safety; Issues related to the sale of counterfeit products on third party platforms; Issues related to Section 2510 of S. 1260- the United States Innovation and Competition Act; Issues relating to HR 4521 – the America COMPETES Act. PL-117-167 – The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. HR 7900 – The National Defense Authorization. Issues relating to price gouging., SHOP SAFE Act HR 7079- Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act S 3840- Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act, S. 936/HR 5502- The INFORM Consumers Act; H.R. 3429 / S. 1843- The SHOP SAFE Act; General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation, COOL Online Act, licensing requirements and customs processing of low-value shipments; Issues related to the US “de minimis” low value customs threshold; General issues related to Foreign Digital Services Tax (DST); General issues related to export controls, Issues related to advanced electronic data sharing; Issues related to customs modernization. Issues related to the 21st century Customs Framework. Issues related to the Section 321 Data Pilot. General issues related to export controls. Issues relating to third party data sharing., Monitor copyright oversight issues. Monitor issues relating to the first sale doctrine. Monitor patent reform. Monitor resale royalties for visual works. H.R. 5374: SHOP SAFE Act. H.R. 5502: To require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products on such online marketplaces and to disclose to consumers certain contact and other information regarding such high-volume third party sellers., H.R. 3429 / S. 1843- The SHOP SAFE Act; Issues relating to third party liability; Issues related to S. 3880/H.R. 9541 – The SMART Copyright Act of 2022., Monitor general immigration reform., H.R.5502/S.936 – INFORM Consumers Act. H.R.4521: America COMPETES Act. S.1260 – United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R.3429/S.1843 – SHOP SAFE Act of 2021., H.R.7079/S.3840 – Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act., internet enabled retailers including issues related to de minimis customs thresholds. H.R.4521 – United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021., Issues related to advanced electronic data sharing; Issues related to the U.S “de minimis” low value customs threshold. Issues related to customs modernization., including HR 8152, General issues relating to small businesses utilizing e-commerce platforms; General issues related to SEC. 9674 of the American Rescue Plan of 2021. H.R. 7079 / S. 3840 – Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act. H.R. 6913 / S.3546 – SNOOP Act of 2022. H.R. 3425 – The Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act. S. 936/H.R. 5502 – The INFORM Consumers Act., General issues related to the EU Digital Services Act package. HR 6412 – the Import Security and Fairness Act; Issues related to Section 2510 of S 1260 – the United States Innovation and Competition Act. Issues related to advanced electronic data sharing. Issues related to customs modernization. Issues related to the 21st Century Customs Framework. Issues related to Section 321 Data Pilot. Issues related to HR 421 – the America COMPETES Act. PL-117-167 – The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022., General issues related to cross border trade in digital and physical goods, Issues related to SEC. 9674 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. HR 7079 / S 3840 – Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act. HR 6913 / S3546 – SNOOP Act of 2022. General Issues related to foreign digital taxes (DST). PL-117-169 – The Inflation Reduction Act. HR 3425 – The Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act. S 948., including H.R. 8152, General issues related to organized retail crime., S. 1260, including policies related to intermediary liability, internet enabled retailers including issues related to de minimis customs thresholds. H.R.4521 – United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R.2617 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, General issues related to e-commerce and USPS parcel delivery services; General issues related to postal solvency and protection of routes, General issues relating to small businesses utilizing e-commerce platforms; General issues related to SEC. 9674 of the American Rescue Plan of 2021. HR 7079 / S. 3840 – Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act. HR 6913 / S3546 – SNOOP Act of 2022. HR 3425 – The Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act, 2023., The Inflation Reduction Act, licensing requirements and customs processing of low-value shipments; Issues related to the US “de minimis” low value customs threshold; Issues related to customs modernization., Competition in online and mobile services. Efforts to prevent online sales of goods stolen as a result of organized retail crime. Monitor issues relating to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act., SHOP SAFE Act HR 7079- Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act S 3840- Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act HR 4346 – The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, customs and shipping rules, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act; General issues relating to consumer product safety; Issues related to the sale of counterfeit products on third party platforms; H.R. 7900 – The National Defense Authorization., Issues related to SEC. 9674 of the American Rescue Plan of 2021. HR 7079 / S. 3840 – Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act. HR 6913 / S. 3546 – SNOOP Act of 2022. Issues related to S 3538 / HR 6544 – The EARN IT Act. General issues relating to consumer product safety. General Issues relating to the sale of counterfeit products on third party platforms. General issues related to Section 230 of the Communications and Decency Act of 1996. HR 5596 – the Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act of 2021. PL-117-167 – The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. HR 3425 – The Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act., Monitor cybersecurity legislation. Monitor privacy oversight issues. Monitor issues relating to data breach legislation., H.R.
