I'll list the health -- and employee-related spending Mr. Bezos laid out, and leave all the core logistics biz spend, to the side. But the $4.38 million, to be clear -- in Q3 2024. . . is for all of the lobbying, not just PPS / health / tele-medicine / owned clinics related:
. . .Issues related to health information technology, Medicare, healthcare and telehealth, including the Telehealth Expansion Act (H.R. 1843 / S. 1001), the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act (H.R. 824), the CONNECT for Health Act (S. 2016 / H.R. 4189), the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 7623 / S. 3967), and the Primary Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 3029 / S. 628); issues related to pharmacy, including the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act (S. 3430); and issues related to Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 9029). . . .
Issues related to the Equality Act (H.R. 5 / S. 5), the Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 8525), and cannabis reform, including the States Reform Act (H.R. 6028) and the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act (S. 4226). . . .
Issues related to Amazons Climate Pledge, including alternative fuel vehicles, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, renewable electricity data, federal fleet electrification, maritime and shipping decarbonization, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), low-carbon R&D, and plastics. Issues related to energy and environmental provisions in the Infrastructure and Jobs Investment Act (P.L. 117-58) and the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8998). . . .
Issues related to the implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-435); and implementation of the Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2023 (P.L. 117-263). . . .
Issues related to STEM education, computer science education, and job training in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167). . . .
Issues related to veterans hiring and training, employee compensation and benefits, workplace safety, competition, contracting, and minimum wage, including the AMERICA Act (S. 1073), the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R. 8639 / S. 4260), and a bill to provide that certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms shall be unlawful, and for other purposes (AICOA) (S. 2033). . . .
Issues related to USDA SNAP online purchasing, including reauthorization of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334), the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (H.R. 8467), Electronic Benefit Transfer, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and food safety. . . .
Issues related to immigration, high-skilled immigration, and non-immigrant visas, including issues related to employment-based visas, green card backlog, the STEM visa exemption provision, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). . . .Issues related to cybersecurity, including critical infrastructure protection, payments security, cloud security, authentication, government procurement, cybersecurity incident reporting, and artificial intelligence; the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act (S. 4066), and the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R. 8070). . . .
Issues related to data protection, encryption, data retention, data breach notification, data security, cross border data flows, privacy, including the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (H.R. 8818), law enforcement access, fraud prevention, product safety related to the sale of counterfeit and/or stolen products, including the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 895 / S. 140), cloud computing, including the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R. 8152), and Esther's Law (S. 4298). . . .
Issues related to artificial intelligence safety and research and development, including the Future of AI Innovation Act (S. 4178), the AI Research Innovation, and Accountability Act (S. 3312), the Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act (H.R. 7766), the National AI Commission Act (H.R. 4223), and the Create AI Act (S. 2714). . . .
Issues related to taxes, including renewable energy tax credits, digital goods and services, international and corporate taxation, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024), and implementation of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97). . . .
Issues related to intellectual property, including copyright reform and artificial intelligence; and issues related to patent reform, intermediary liability, and rights of publicity. Issues related to patent reform, including the PREVAIL Act (S. 2220) and the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (S. 2140). . . .
Now you know. Grinning, as my house starts to fill up as of tonight, for the feast next Thursday. . . weary travellers, headed home. Perfect!
नमस्ते
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