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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1620 I Street NW |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 48873-12
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6. House ID# 345610000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Christopher Mohr |
Date | 10/20/2022 8:05:32 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Education funding with respect to education technology, broadband, as well as increasing funding for k-12 and higher education.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Sara |
Kloek |
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Victoria |
Akosile |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 8152 - ADDPA and other privacy legisaltion, focusing on private rights of action, prohibited data practices and First Amendment-related issues with regard to regulating publicly available information.
Opposed changes to competition law, including S.2992 (The American Innovation and Choice Online Act), H.R.3618 (The American Choice Online and Innovation Act), S. 673 (The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021)
as well as S.2710/H.R.5017 The Open App Markets Act) due to effect on innovation, first amendment concerns, national security, and consumer privacy.
Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) implementation as well as student data privacy w/r/t draft but unintroduced legislation
Patent subject matter eligibility and its application to computer software (no bill introduced); legislation regarding overruling the Finitiv rule at PTO.
Artificial intelligence and algorithmic bias
Online content moderation
Expressed information industry views about data flows in the context of the EU Data Act
EU-US Trade & Technology Council
Indo Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
Global CBPR Forum
EU Artificial Intelligence Act
Kids and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S.3663) - expressed concern over legislation's overbreadth and interoperability with existing education-related privacy regimes
Cybersecurity legislation including measures relating to open source softwareHR 4350 - NDAA - Overbreadth of bar on federal contractors
S. 4913- opposed singling out open source software as problems occur in other models
Replacing the privacy shield and preserving cross-border data flows in the wake of Schrems II
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Security Council (NSC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher |
Mohr |
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Paul |
Lekas |
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Divya |
Sridhar |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
The SMART Act: opposing tech mandate for online service providers that host copyrighted works.
The Pro Codes Act: Opposing copyright in statutes.
Patent subject matter eligibility and its application to computer software, S 4374.
the Finitiv rule at PTO: PTAB reform Act of 2022 (Senate); PTO subject mater eligibility guidance.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Chris |
Mohr |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Education funding with respect to education technology, student data privacy, broadband, as well as increasing funding for k-12 and higher education.
Proposed student data privacy legislation and issues related to high-impact automated decisions including the ADPPA and its effect on both FERPA and COPPA.
AIM HIGH - HR 5312 - educational technology issues.
Higher Education Actd
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Victoria |
Akosile |
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Paul |
Lekas |
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Sara |
Kloek |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Shortening of HHS embargo period for scientific technical and medical journal articles.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher |
Mohr |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
20. Client new address
| Address | 1620 I Street NW |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |