Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/20/2020
2. House Identification
 31648
 Senate Identification
 2057

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
American Continental Group
Address
1800 M Street, NW
 Address2
​Suite 500 South Tower
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip
20006
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mrs. Beth Anne Cole
 Telephone
​2023278100
 E-mail
​cole@acg-consultants.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government Affairs.

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​ByteDance Inc.
Address
​3000 El Camino Real, Bldg. 2 #400
City
​Palo Alto
 State
​CA
 Zip
​94306
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Internet Technology Company.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First
Last
Suffix
​David ​Urban ​ ​Chief of Staff, Senator Arlen Specter
​Chris ​Israel ​ ​U.S. Coordinator for International IP Enforcement; Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tech Policy, Department of Commerce
​Patrick ​Grant ​ ​Counsel, U.S. Senate Committe on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Counsel and Legislative Assistant, Senator Christopher Dodd; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Joseph Lieberman
​Mary O'Dea ​Ahearn ​ ​
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

​CPI
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

General issues affecting internet companies.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
Internet Address:
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Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​TikTok Inc.
​10100 Venice Blvd. #415
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​Los Angeles
​CA
​90232
​USA
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​Flr 4 Willow House, Cricket Sq P.O. Box 2804
City
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​ByteDance Ltd
​Grand Cayman KY1-1112
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​CAY
State
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​100
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​Vista Corp. Ser. Centre, Wickhams Cay II Rd.
City
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​ByteTeam Ltd
​Tortola, VG1110
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​IVB
State
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​0
​22
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. 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?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: David J. Urban
 Date
2/28/2020 2:19:06 PM