Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Chris Dodd set off a firestorm of criticism last week when he suggested that Hollywood would withhold campaign money from President Obama and lawmakers who don’t toe the Hollywood line on online piracy.

Losing support of the entertainment industry would not be insignificant for the president: In 2011, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg gave $2 million to Priorities USA, the super PAC backing Obama. Another major bankroller is Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax Films, who along with Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour last August co-hosted a $71,600-a-couple fundraiser for Obama at his New York home.

But so far at least, Party Time hasn’t detected any slowdown in the entertainment industry’s enthusiasm for the president, despite the White House’s decision to put the brakes on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Just a few days before the White House raised concerns about the legislation, which is being enthusiastically backed by the entertainment industry, Obama was raising funds at  the New York City  home of director Spike Lee.

In addition, Party Time records show a Feb. 7 Runway to Win fundraiser scheduled for the Obama Victory Fund 2012. Hosts for the event include: Wintour, actress Scarlet Johansson,  hip-hop moguls Sean Combs and Russell Simmons, singer Beyonce, and fashion designers Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs and Vera Wang. Party Time records also show a Jan. 9 reception fundraiser in DC featuring featuring singer-songwriter Sarah Bareilles. Both the fashion and music industries support SOPA.

Meanwhile, back in Washington, the SOPA debate has set off a $100 million lobbying war. Both the entertainment companies who back SOPA and the tech giants who oppose it have lined up blue-chip lobbyists who are regulars on the Party Time circuit.

Former Rep. Victor Fazio, D-Calif., now a lobbyist at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, represents AT& T, a proponent of SOPA. He was one of the hosts at a dinner fundraiser benefiting Democrats Win Seats, the leadership PAC of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., a SOPA supporter and the Democratic Party’s national chair. Reps. Karen Bass, D-Calif and Ted Deutch D-Fla., both SOPA supporters, and Reps. Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Bruce Braley, SOPA opponents, were listed among those scheduled to attend. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Senate Judiciary Committee member and one of the four co-sponsors of PIPA, has had several  fundraisers featuring lobbyists from tApple (has not formally stated a position on SOPA), the Motion Picture Association of America, Time Warner and Time Warner Cable.

And as we’ve previously told you in this space, companies backing SOPA have held several fundraisers benefitting Reps. Howard Berman, Adam Schiff, Joe Baca and Mary Bono Mack of California .

Not to be outdone, the tech industry, which sent a powerful message Jan. 18 about its distaste for SOPA on popular websites such as  Google, Wikipedia and Craigslist, has been well represented on the Party Time circuit.

Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., a member of the Judiciary Committee is one of the 27 co-sponsors of SOPA; on the day of the online protest, he issued a press release withdrawing his support, saying his constituents have “made clear” their opposition to legislation.   Alex Vogel of Mehlman, Vogel and Castagnetti, who once worked for then-Republican Senate Leader Bill Frist, was one of the four hosts for Griffin’s reception in early December of last year. Vogel clients include CC Media Holdings, eBay Inc., Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and Yahoo! Inc.  Yahoo! and eBay are opponents of SOPA. Also hosting the fundraiser were other lobbyists representing a range of communications interests, including some on both sides of the SOPA debate:  Marc Lampkin, who represents AT&T, Microsoft Corporation, Sony Corporation and Visa Inc. Kathryn Lehman, who represents Google Inc. and Verizon Communications, and Susan Hirschmann, who represents Comcast Corporation, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Recording Industry Association of America; US Chamber of Commerce and Visa Inc.

Sen. John Cornyn R-Texas, the chairman National Republican Senatorial Committee and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee member, is another former backer of anti-piracy legislation who shifted his position.  Cornyn’s Alamo PAC had two fundraisers featuring a lobbyist from Clear Channel, Verizon Communications and AT&T, all supporters of SOPA. But after the online protest, the Texan took to  Facebook to share misgivings about the legislation those companies are backing.“Better to get this done right rather than fast and wrong. Stealing content is theft, plain and simple, but concerns about unintended damage to the internet and innovation in the tech sector require a more thoughtful balance, which will take more time,” Cornyn wrote.

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., also once supported the anti-piracy bill but now opposes it. According to Party Time records, he had a fundraiser hosted by lobbyists Doyle Barlett and Becky Relic. Barlett represents clients such as Comcast Corporation, eBay, and the US Chamber of Commerce. Relic represents eBay. Another supporter-turned-opponent, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., had a fundraiser in which three of the hosts are lobbyists who represent Comcast, National Cable and Telecommunications Association, Time Warner Cable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

There are a few lawmakers who have not formally expressed a stand on SOPA. One example is House Oversight Committee member Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y. At his 25th Annual Taste of New York fundraising event,  Towns had lobbyists representing both sides of the SOPA debate as hosts. Paul Braitwaite, a lobbyist for the Podesta Group represents Google, Time Warner Cable and the National Association of Broadcasters is listed as one of the hosts. The list of hosts for Towns event also included Roger Mott with Verizon Communications, Lyndon Boozer of AT&T, Matt Gelman of Microsoft and Jesse McCollum, a lobbyist with the Eris Group representing the Comcast Corporation.

Since the bills’ introduction in late October, the Stop Online Piracy Act  (SOPA) (H.R. 3261) and its Senate counterpart the Protect IP Act (PIPA) (S. 968) have been met with controversy. The legislation has unleashed passions that cross party lines, as vividly illustrated in the California delegation, where the fight over SOPA has turned into battle between the North and South:  Hollywood media giants versus the heavy hitters from the tech world in Silicon Valley.

Southern California Democratic Reps. Howard Berman, Joe Baca, Karen Bass, Adam Schiff, Judy Chu and Brad Sherman and Republican Reps. Mary Bono-Mack and Elton Gallegly are proponents of the SOPA bill according to ProRepublica.

Berman has been an active supporter of SOPA since its creation. He joined Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt, and Reps. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, John Conyers, D-Mich., Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., on Capitol Hill in April for a press conference on fighting online infringement.

“The theft of American Intellectual Property not only robs those in the creative chain of adequate compensation, but it also stunts potential for economic growth, cheats our communities out of good paying jobs, and threatens future American innovation,” he said at the media event. “Today I remain as committed to this fight as ever, and I look forward to working with my colleagues – both Republicans and Democrats to protect American businesses, workers, and innovators.”

Party Time records on Berman show that he has had four fundraisers with lobbyists representing clients such as Verizon Communications, Comcast Corporation and the National Association of Broadcasters. One fundraiser in October included the Yahoo! Inc., PAC.

While Berman’s says his aim is to protect American intellectual property, his efforts also would protect a long-time and lucrative constituency in a year when the veteran lawmaker is in the fight of his political life, forced by redistricting into a battle with another powerful Democratic colleague. Berman, who has long represented parts of Hollywood as well as Studio City and Universal City, where many television shows are made, counts television, film and music among his top financial supporters, according to OpenSecrets. Those industries are also leading the fight for enactment of legislation to stop online piracy.

Another California Democrat who backs SOPA, Rep. Adam Schiff, has received contributions from of the legislation such as Comcast, Microsoft (which just announced it opposes the current draft of the bill), the Motion Picture Association of America PAC, Sony Pictures, Walt Disney, and Time Warner.

Schiff’s 29^th Congressional District, which includes Burbank, is home to Warner Brothers Studios, Disney Studios, NBC Studios, and DreamWorks Animation Studios. Party Time has the invite to Schiff’s  First Annual Weekend with the Stars fundraiser, scheduled for March in Los Angeles.

Among other SOPA supporters who have been feted by backers of the legislation:

Rep. Joe Baca: Jocelyn Hong, a Twenty-First Century Group lobbyist who represents clients such as Time Warner Cable and Verizon Communications — both SOPA supporters — has hosted two fundraisers for the California Democrat.

Rep. Mary Bono-Mack: The AT&T Federal PAC hosted a fundraiser for the Palm Springs Republican in April, with tickets ranging from $1,500 for PACs and $1,000 for individuals. The AT&T Federal PAC has given $5,000 to Bono-Mack. Other proponents of SOPA, including, but not limited the Walt Disney Productions Employees PAC, the Motion Pictures Association of America PAC, Comcast Corporation PAC had made contributions to Bono-Mack.

Of the 189 opponents of the SOPA/PIPA legislation, 9 are Democrats from northern California, home of many of the tech firms that are leading the opposition to the bills. The list includes: Reps. Anna Eschoo, Mike Honda, Zoe Lofgren, Doris Matsui, Jerry McNerney, George Miller, Jackie Speirer, Pete Stark, and the leader of the House Democrats, Nancy Pelosi.

Lobbyist Dom Ruscio was one of the hosts for a breakfast reception in June for Honda. Ruscio is a lobbyist at Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis Associates LLC and one of the clients he represents is the IBM Corporation. IBM is one of many tech companies that oppose SOPA.

Lofgren’s 16^th congressional district covers most of the Santa Clara County, which includes the capital of Silicon Valley, San Jose. Lofgren’s top contributors are tech industry titans, including Google Inc., which has been a vocal opponent of SOPA.

In March, Rep. Lofgren held a Technology Industry Breakfast, with tickets starting at $2,500 for PACs and $500 for individuals.

Part of a series: Fundraising Spots Around the Capitol

Unlike many other Capitol Hill townhouses — which members of Congress can use for free or rent for a relatively small sum — congressional candidates shell out $1750 to hold a fundraiser at the Twenty First Century Group house.

The outfit is one of 26 lobbying firms that use a space around the Capitol for fundraisers. There are about 126 townhouses and offices located blocks from the Capitol building, 70 percent of which are the homes or offices of lobbyists and lobbying clients. Most of these locations are among 84 historic townhouses identified in an analysis of Party Time’s database. [See the embeddable map: Where the sites are and who holds the most events]

Though the owner of the house and CEO of the group is former Texas Republican Congressman Jack Fields, the group is advertised as bipartisan and the vast majority of its fundraisers appear to be for Democrats. Invitations to at least 130 fundraisers at the location have been sent out since Party Time began collecting invitations in 2008.

Just like the Associated General Contractors property, the house’s convenient location makes it easy for lawmakers and lobbyists to attend many gatherings on busy weekday nights. Three blocks south of the Capitol, it’s a short walk from three Democratic mainstays: the Democratic National Committee, the National Democratic Club — the left aisle’s private club — and the fundraising firm Erickson & Company.

The lobbying shop counts Verizon, Time Warner and the Telecommunications Development Fund, a venture capital fund, as clients, reflecting Fields’ expertise with telecom issues: he rose to become chair of the subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance in the mid-1990s.

But the face of the group’s fundraisers appears to be lobbyist Jocelyn Hong, a former Democratic aide, whose name headlined at least 65 invitations to fundraisers at the townhouse since Party Time began record-keeping. She would not comment on the fundraisers, saying that it is company policy not to talk to the media.

The firm plays host to many Democrats that have sided with Verizon and Time Warner. Back in May, Free Press reported that phone and cable lobbyists were pressing Democrats to sign on to a letter opposing the Federal Communication Commission’s move to reclassify the Internet as a telecommunications service, which would give it more regulatory authority over Internet lines.

Among 73 Democrats signing that letter are members who have planned at least four events at the house over the years: Energy and Commerce Committee member Baron Hill, D-Ind., Joe Baca, D-Calif.,  and Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo. The letter was circulated by Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, who received a $1,000 contribution from Fields last election, the only Democrat he gave to on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which is responsible for telecom issues, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Hong has given only $750 to him over the years.

Two days after the letter was dated, one of the signers, House Progressive Caucus member Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, planned an evening reception fundraiser at the house headlined by Hong, asking for contributions as high as $2,500. A week before the event, her campaign reported paying the lobby shop $1,750 for catering, records show.

Fields donated to three of the top-ranking GOP members of the Energy and Commerce Committee, responsible for telecom issues, for the midterm elections. Ranking member Joe Barton, R-Texas, got the most among committee members ($2,000) while two other top members competing for the chairmanship, Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., and John Shimkus, R-Ill., also benefited, as did Greg Walden, R-Ore., a former broadcasting executive who took a leave of absence from the committee to join the House GOP leadership. Barton planned a “Private PAC Lunch!” at the townhouse last year and he, Stearns and Shimkus have said they oppose FCC regulation of the Internet.

But far from focusing on Energy Committee members, there is a broad mix of Democrats planning events at this house from different caucuses, including the Progressive Caucus, the conservative Blue Dogs, the pro-growth New Democrats, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

In fact, the members of the Appropriations Committee, who allocate federal dollars for agencies and earmarks, lead all others, invitations records show. The lobby shop’s two biggest clients have business before the powerful panel.

Twenty First Century’s biggest client this year — Manatee County in coastal Florida — hired Fields and co. to secure federal dollars for projects in a slew of appropriations bills, including infrastructure improvements to its port, lobbying reports show. The port won over $12 million for projects with the help of Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla. who does not appear to have been honored at the townhouse but did get a $500 donation from Hong this election, CRP data shows. The other client, the Telecommunication Development Fund, hired the group to lobby on the telecom portion of the federal budget, as well as rural broadband and spectrum issues, according to lobbying reports.

The three top all-time beneficiaries of Hong’s campaign contributions serve on the Appropriations panel: Reps. Allen Boyd, D-Fla., a Blue Dog booted from his seat on Nov. 2, Ed Pastor, D-Ariz. and Mike Honda, D-Calif., both in the Progressive Caucus. The three have received $2,250, $3,550 and $2,000 from the lobbyist, respectively, and all have planned fundraisers at the townhouse this year.

In all, of 14 office-seekers who Hong gave over $7,000 to for the midterms, half sit on the powerful committee, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Though Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, banned earmarks to for-profit companies and House Republicans have sworn off all earmarks for one year, one thing hasn’t changed. Appropriators of both parties are still holding fundraisers in the lead up to tomorrow’s deadline for submitting earmark requests.

Obey held a fundraiser one day after he announced the move to ban earmarks to private companies. Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) were among many other lawmakers who also held fundraisers after the decision was made.

Other events came before Obey’s announcement. Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) and Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) both held parties. Their invitations boast their positions on the Appropriations Committee, one of the most powerful House committees responsible for keeping track of the governments’ expenditures.

On the other side of the aisle, Republican Appropriations Committee members like Rep. Kay Granger (TX) and Rep. C W Bill Young (FL) will also hold fundraisers in the coming weeks. Granger, who is throwing her 12^th annual three-day Fiesta Fundraiser, wrote an editorial for the Star-Telegram on March 17, stating that the moratorium is an “opportunity for House Republicans to lead with reform and re-establish a better process.”

A list of all fundraisers for Appropriations Committee members can be found here.

People often joke about the birth rate going up nine months after a big storm like Washington, DC’s snowmagedden. But what about congressional fundraising? Will we see a dip in campaign contributions for this week, when candidates report them to the U.S. Federal Election Commission all too long from now?

We’ve already received notice that several fundraising events scheduled for this week were canceled. This one, a lunar new year celebration thrown by lobbyist Jocelyn Hong for Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.), will be rescheduled. Here’s another, for Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) Rep. Bob Filner’s event at the Tortilla Coast: also canceled. And here’s yet another, below, which we hadn’t entered into our database yet, for Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas).

Of course there’s nothing to prevent donors from wiring a campaign some money this week. Unless, that is, their power is out and internet connection is down. We’ll follow up later, after campaign finance reports are in, to see if Snowmageddon cost congressional campaigns any money.

Lawmakers are celebrating today, the last day of the campaign finance reporting quarter, with nearly two dozen congressional fundraisers.

These range from this reception and dinner for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (with special guests Sens. Mitch Mconnell (R-KY) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA)) to this “Fiesta FUNdraiser” for Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA). This one for Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL) is actually advertised as an “end of quarter lunch reception.”

Interestingly, today is not the date most partied in September. That distinction goes to last Tuesday, the 22nd, when there were at least 43 events.

To see all of today’s parties in one place, click here.