ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Lobbying for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Filing 3rd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 18, 2025

Expenses

$1,290,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using C: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

JASON MAHLER New on this filing

Previously held: Chief of Staff, Rep. Anna Eshoo

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 4

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
White House Office

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 22

S 69
COLLUDE Act
S 1367
NO FAKES Act of 2025
HR 2794
NO FAKES Act of 2025
HR 791
Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act
HR 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
HR 2423
Unfair Tax Prevention Act
S 2937
AI LEAD Act
S 2750
SANDBOX Act
S 172
Stopping Adversarial Tariff Evasion Act
HR 407
Prevent Tariff Abuse Act
S 2677
A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in tra…
S 2495
Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025
S 836
Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
S 1748
Kids Online Safety Act
S 1586
App Store Accountability Act
HR 3149
App Store Accountability Act
S 1829
STOP CSAM Act of 2025
S 2254
Click to Cancel Consumer Protection Act of 2025
HR 4819
Click to Cancel Act of 2025
S 2266
Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act
HR 4365
Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act
S 2253
Unsubscribe Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 6

Telecommunications

Monitor S. 69 -- the Curtailing Online Limitations that Lead Unconstitutionally to Democracy's Erosion Act (the COLLUDE Act).

Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 1367 and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Monitored and advocated for H.R. 1 -- the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Monitored H.R. 2423 -- the Unfair Tax Prevention Act.

Science/Technology

Monitor S. 2937 -- Aligning Incentives for Leadership, Excellence, and Advancement in Development Act (AI LEAD Act). Monitor S. 2750 -- Strengthening Artificial Intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and Experimentation Act (SANDBOX Act).

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Advocate for free and fair trade and the following issues: extending the permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions; opposing undue digital trade restrictions and opposing network usage fees; opposing digital services taxes; and protecting intellectual property rights. Monitor S. 172 - Stopping Adversarial Tariff Evasion Act and H.R. 407 -- Prevent Tariff Abuse Act. Monitor S. 2677 -- A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights. Monitor S. 2495 - Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025.

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Monitor S. 836 - Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1748 -- the Kids' Online Safety Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1586 and H.R. 3149 -- the App Store Accountability Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1367 and H.R. 2794 -- the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor S. 1829 -- Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act (STOP CSAM Act). Monitor the following subscription related bills: S. 2254 and H.R. 4819 -- Click to Cancel Act of 2025, S. 2266 and H.R. 4365 -- Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act, and S. 2253 -- Unsubscribe Act of 2025.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.