Close Out: End Of Series On Q1 2026 Lobby Spend — Amazon’s “Big Gorilla / Big Brother” Edition…

This closes the run of five posts — but this time, in view of our immediately prior post, we will detail all the ways Bezos’ company is lobbying the government — for protections, as he clearly is snooping on all of us, and sharing that with… ICE, among others.

He wants the government to indemnify him, if any of us sue him, for filching our private data — if we use his services, at AWS. Damn. See below:

…Issues related to broadband access and affordability, satellite communications, space safety, device accessibility, Section 230 reform, content moderation, online video, and the Universal Service Fund (USF)….

Issues related to intellectual property, including the NO FAKES Act (S. 1367), counterfeits, music licensing, and issues related to patent reform, International Trade Commission patent investigations, intermediary liability, and patent reform, including the RESTORE Patents Act (H.R. 1574 / S. 708), the Patent Eligibility Restoration (PERA) Act (H.R. 3152 / S. 1546), and the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act (H.R. 3160 / S. 1553)….

Issues related to taxes, digital goods and services, renewable energy tax credits, and international and corporate taxation, including H.R. 1 – To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. (P.L. 119-21), the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double Tax Relief Act (H.R. 33 / S. 199), and implementation of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97)….

Issues related to data protection, encryption, data retention, data breach notification, data security, cross border data flows, privacy, law enforcement access, fraud prevention, product safety related to the sale of counterfeit and/or stolen products, including the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (S. 1404 / H.R. 2853), and cloud computing. Issues related to artificial intelligence safety and research and development, including the CREATE AI Act (H.R. 2385)….

Issues related to cybersecurity, including critical infrastructure protection, payments security, cloud security, authentication, government procurement, cybersecurity incident reporting, and artificial intelligence, including implementation of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 119-60), and the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159)….

Issues related to immigration, high-skilled immigration, and non-immigrant visas, including issues related to employment-based visas, green card backlog, and the STEM visa exemption provision….

Issues related to US trade policy, including USMCA, the World Trade Organization, the World Customs Organization, China, country of origin labeling, US customs policy and procedures, US tariffs, foreign direct investment, issues related to domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research, export controls, sanctions, and supply chain, and other trade practices, including the COOL Online Act (S.294), and the ENFORCE Act (draft bill – no numbers)….

Issues related to IT systems improvements and cloud computing technology, including the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2027 (draft bill – no numbers) and implementation of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 119-60)….

Issues related to drones and air cargo, including implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63)….

Issues related to payment processing, corporate governance, debit reforms, financial innovation and technology, lending, gift cards, money transmission licensing, fraud prevention, payment authentication, data security, the CFPB open banking rule, the Credit Card Competition Act (draft bill – no numbers), implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2026 (P.L. 119-75), and financial inclusion….

Issues related to USDA SNAP online purchasing, including reauthorization of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334), Electronic Benefit Transfer, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and food safety….

Issues related to health information technology, Medicare, healthcare, pharmacy policy, and telehealth, the CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081 / S. 2709)….

Issues related to Amazon’s Climate Pledge, including development of carbon-free energy sources, renewable energy deployment, grid infrastructure, stability, and storage; energy efficient standards; and the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) (H.R. 4776)….

There you have it — Mr. Bezos wants to be able to use AWS to snoop (and is already in fact snooping, without a specific immunization / indemnification package, from Congress!) on Americans — no doubt — and then share his findings with DHS and ICE. He is a very bad… man.

Dammit. Onward.

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