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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).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Thomson Reuters (TRI) lobbying for?
Summary of lobbying data:
Company: Thomson Reuters
Lobbying firm hired: Holland & Knight Llp
General issues they lobbied on: Media (information/publishing), Government Issues
Specific issues they lobbied on:
– Fraud and abuse in government aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic; the American Rescue Plan (Public Law 117-2).
– Identification and prevention of waste, government security and data security policy issues; development of federal data privacy legislation; legislation to reform the federal court records management PACER system.
– Issues of interest to the information industries; access to public record information; general data, the Open Courts Act of 2020.
– Stop Fraud Act (H.R. 8322); Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022 (H.R. 8000 and S. 4507)., Issues of interest to the information industries; access to public record information; issues related to data privacy and cybersecurity; federal data privacy legislation (H.R. 8152); Federal Trade Commission rulemaking on commercial surveillance and data security; Open Courts Act to reform the federal court records management PACER system (S. 2614 and H.R. 5844); news media access to Russia and Ukraine to gather and distribute independent journalism in the Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act (H.R. 7185)., 2021.
– The Heroes Act and Senate COVID relief package.
– H.R. 925, government security and data security policy issues; development of federal data privacy legislation; legislation to reform the federal court records management system.
– The Consolidated Appropriations Act, The Heroes Act and Senate COVID relief package; COVID relief provisions in H.R. 133
Government agencies they lobbied: Senate, Small Business Administration (SBA), House of Representatives, Department of Treasury
One could infer that Thomson Reuters is lobbying on these issues to ensure that their business interests remain protected and to provide insights to policymakers on how policies impact the media and information industry. They are also advocating for issues related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and preventing fraud and abuse in government aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen the safety and security of their business and the industry as a whole. Furthermore, they are seeking reforms on issues related to federal court records management system, access to public record information, and news media access to Russia and Ukraine to gather and distribute independent journalism to ensure transparency and accountability in the government.
