Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center B-106 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510
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LOBBYING REPORT Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5)
- All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
1. Registrant Name
Self Employed Individual
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Organization/Lobbying Firm
Google Inc. 2. Address
Check if different than previously reported
Address1
1101 New York Ave. NW
City
Washington
Address2
Second Floor
State
DC
Zip Code
State
CA
Zip Code 94043
20005
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Country
USA
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Country
USA
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2) City
Mountain View
4a. Contact Name
b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
5. Senate ID#
International Number
Alan Davidson 7. Client Name
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[email protected] 320510-12
(202) 346-1220
Self
6. House ID#
Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
394790000
Google Inc. TYPE OF REPORT
8. Year
2009
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31)
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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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 12. Lobbying
13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was:
EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more
$
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income from the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client).
$5,000 or more
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$
$
880,000.00
Check box to indicate expense 14. REPORTING accounting method. See instructions for description of options. ✔
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
Signature
Filed Electronically
Date
4/20/2009
Printed Name and Title Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs v6.0.1f
11 1 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
ADV
(one per page)
ADVERTISING
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulation of online advertising; privacy and competition issues surrounding online advertising; FTC Behavioral Advertising Principles. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name
Last Name
Alan
Davidson
Pablo
Chavez
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
New
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Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 2 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
(one per page)
COPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARK
16. Specific lobbying issues
Patent reform: S. 515 and H.R. 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009; copyright reform: Digital Millennium Copyright Act service provider safe harbors, Section 107 fair use exceptions. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name
Last Name
Alan
Davidson
Pablo
Chavez
Robert
Tai
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
New
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Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 3 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
(one per page)
CONSUMER ISSUES/SAFETY/PRODUCTS
16. Specific lobbying issues
General online consumer protection issues; cybersecurity issues, including as they relate to cloud computing; online child safety protection issues, including policy initiatives to combat child pornography; content regulation. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name
Last Name
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Pablo
Chavez
Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
Harry
Wingo
Counsel, Sen. Commerce Cmte. (FCC detail)
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
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New
Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 4 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
ENG
(one per page)
ENERGY/NUCLEAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Renewable energy policies including investment in solar, wind, and enhanced geothermal technologies, federal energy standards and incentives, electricity grid upgrades (Smart Grid), and provisions to accelerate the commercialization of plug-in vehicles, including in relation to H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; consumer energy in information policy; climate change and energy issues. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate, Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Harry
Last Name Wingo
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Counsel, Sen. Commerce Cmte. (FCC detail)
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
New
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Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 5 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
HCR
(one per page)
HEALTH ISSUES
16. Specific lobbying issues
Online health-related initiatives; issues relating to online personal health records, including in connection with H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Pablo
Last Name Chavez
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
New
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Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 6 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
LBR
(one per page)
LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE
16. Specific lobbying issues
Openness and competition in the online services market.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name
Last Name
Alan
Davidson
Pablo
Chavez
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
New
✔
Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 7 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
SCI
(one per page)
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
16. Specific lobbying issues
Encouraging accessibility of public sector information; adoption of cloud computing technology.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Harry
Last Name Wingo
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Counsel, Sen. Commerce Cmte. (FCC detail)
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
New
✔
Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 8 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
(one per page)
SMALL BUSINESS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues regarding benefits of cloud computing and online advertising for small businesses.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name Robert
Last Name
Suffix
v6.0.1f
New
Tai
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
✔
Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 9 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
TEC
(one per page)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Open Internet access; TV white spaces proceeding; broadband policies; inter-carrier compensation reform; universal service reform; broadband issues related to H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name
Last Name
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Alan
Davidson
Pablo
Chavez
Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
Harry
Wingo
Counsel, Sen. Commerce Cmte. (FCC detail)
Richard
Whitt
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
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New
Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 10 Page ______ of ______
Registrant
Google Inc.
Client Name
Google Inc.
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
TRD
(one per page)
TRADE (DOMESTIC/FOREIGN)
16. Specific lobbying issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements; Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; international freedom of expression and censorship. 17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
House of Representatives, Senate
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area First Name
Last Name
Alan
Davidson
Pablo
Chavez
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
Suffix
Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Printed Name and Title v6.0.1f
New
✔
Check if None
Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs 11 11 Page ______ of ______