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ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Lobbying for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2026
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026
Expenses
$1,370,000
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 162(e) definitions (method 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
  • NATE BELTRAN New on this filing
    Previously held: U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Rep. Marc Veasey -- Tech Policy Advisor (2021-2024), Senior Policy Advisor (2024-2026); Office of Rep. Filemon Vela -- Legislative Assistant and Staff Assistant (2018-2019)

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 5

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

 Lobbying activity 5

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. Monitor H.R. 4930 - Amending the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand sharing of information regarding suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 6265 -- Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (SAFER GAMING Act); Advocate for updates to P.L. 100-618 -- Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988; Monitor S. 836 - Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1748 and H.R. 6484 -- the Kids' Online Safety Act; Advocate for improvements to S. 1586 and H.R. 3149 -- the App Store Accountability Act and H.R. 6333 and S.4349 -- Parents over Platforms Act; Monitor and advocate for improvements to H.R. 2657 and S. 4159 -- Sammy's Law; Advocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, 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. Monitor S. 3495 -- Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act. Monitor S. 3774 - Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct Act (SCAM Act). Monitor S. 4199 -- Youth AI Privacy Act. Monitor H.R. 8413 -- the SECURE Data Act, comprehensive data privacy framework. Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 3062 - the Guidelines for User Age verification and Responsible Dialog Act (GUARD Act). Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4407 -- the Childrens Health, Advancement, Trust, Boundaries, and Oversight in Technology Act (CHATBOT Act). Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4668 -- Protect College Sports Act.

Monitor S. 69 -- the Curtailing Online Limitations that Lead Unconstitutionally to Democracy's Erosion Act (the COLLUDE Act); Monitor S. 3546, H.R. 10322 -- Sunset Section 230 Act; Monitor H.R. 6334 -- Deepfake Liability Act; Monitor H.R. 6266 and S. 3193 -- Algorithm Accountability Act; Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 3062 -- Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act); Monitor S. 5360 - AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act (AWARE Act).

Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, 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; Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4668 and H.R. 9137 -- Protect College Sports Act of 2026.

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). Monitor S. 2367 - AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act. Monitor H.R. 8031 - Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act (GUARDRAILS Act). Monitor S. 4915 - AI Labeling Act.

 Bills named in this filing 46
  • S. 172
    Stopping Adversarial Tariff Evasion Act
  • H.R. 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
  • H.R. 4930
    To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
  • H.R. 6265
    Safer GAMING Act
  • S. 836
    Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
  • S. 1748
    Kids Online Safety Act
  • H.R. 6484
    Kids Online Safety Act
  • S. 1586
    App Store Accountability Act
  • H.R. 3149
    App Store Accountability Act
  • H.R. 6333
    Parents Over Platforms Act
  • S. 4349
    Parents Over Platforms Act
  • H.R. 2657
    Sammy’s Law
  • S. 4159
    Sammy’s Law
  • S. 1367
    NO FAKES Act of 2025
  • S. 4591
    NO FAKES Act of 2026
  • H.R. 8915
    NO FAKES Act of 2026
  • H.R. 2794
    NO FAKES Act of 2025
  • S. 1829
    STOP CSAM Act of 2025
  • S. 2254
    Click to Cancel Consumer Protection Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4819
    Click to Cancel Act of 2025
  • S. 2266
    Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act
  • H.R. 4365
    Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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