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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1250 I STREET, NW SUITE 1200 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 54517-12
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6. House ID# 350550000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Becky Relic, Director & Head, North America Government Relations |
Date | 04/20/2012 |
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
Issues Related to Third Party Liability;
Anti-Counterfeiting Trademark Agreement (ACTA);
Issues regarding websites that participate in infringing activities
The Protect IP Act (S.968)
HR 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act
S. 2029, Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act
HR 3792, Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act
Issues related to the first sale doctrine
Issues Pertaining to the TransPacific Partnership Agreement (IP Chapter)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), White House 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 |
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Bieron |
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Hillary |
Brill |
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Rebecca |
Relic |
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Lauren |
Sholley |
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Caitlin |
Brosseau |
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Usman |
Ahmed |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues pertaining to payment innovation
Issues related to Internal Revenue Code 6050W and section 3406.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE,
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 |
Rebecca |
Relic |
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Caitlin |
Brosseau |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to greenhouse gas emissions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Brian |
Bieron |
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Lauren |
Sholley |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to Third Party Liability;
Issue - Retail Price Maintenance:
S. 75, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act
Issues pertaining to Organized Retail Crime:
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE,
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 |
Brian |
Bieron |
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Sholley |
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Usman |
Ahmed |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to the use of behavioral tracking data to follow online activity;
H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online
S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011
Issues related to Online Privacy, Data Security, and Identity Theft:
H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011
H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act
S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011
H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act
S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011
S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011
S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011
General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation;
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES ACT
S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011
Issues related to mobile privacy;
S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011
S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
General issues related to protecting the ability of retailers to sell over the Internet;
General issues related to the lawful and safe resale of events tickets:
H.R. 950, Ticket Act
General issues related to Internet Competition
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 |
Lauren |
Sholley |
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Brian |
Bieron |
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Caitlin |
Brosseau |
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Usman |
Ahmed |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to Business Activity Tax:
H.R. 1439,Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011
Issues related to Internal Revenue Code 6050W and section 3406.
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;
HRes 95, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses
S. Res 309, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses
S. 1452, The Mainstreet Fairness Act
H.R. 2701, The Mainstreet Fairness Act
HR 3179, The Marketplace Equity Act
S. 1832, The Marketplace Fairness Act
Proposals related to "deferral" of federal taxation of overseas corporate income, transfer pricing, "earnings stripping" rules and other federal tax policies impacting the taxation of non-US earnings, including US Corporate Tax Reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Small Business Adminstration (SBA)
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 |
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Bieron |
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Lauren |
Sholley |
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Rebecca |
Relic |
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Caitlin |
Brosseau |
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to expanding small business job creation by small, Internet-enabled retailers;
Proposals related to federal support for small retailer training to use the Internet to market products, including to export markets;
H.R. 1653, To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
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Bieron |
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Usman |
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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
Issues related to cybersecurity.
HR 3674, PRECISE ACT of 2012
HR 3523, CISPAct of 2012
HR 4263, The SECURE IT Act
S. 2151, The SECURE IT Act
S. 2105, The Cybersecurity ACT of 2012
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE,
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 |
Rebecca |
Relic |
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Lauren |
White |
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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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues Pertaining to the regulation and restructing of the US Postal Service
HR 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011
S 353, US Postal Service Improvements Act of 2011
S. 1010, Postal Operations & Sustainment Transformation Act of 2011
S. 1789, 21st Century Portal Service Act of 2011
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to immigration reform
S. 821, The Unity American Families Act
HR 1537, The Unity American Families Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
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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.
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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
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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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