3rd Quarter - Report

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,200,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report (this page) Oct 20, 2017 $2,200,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Nov 1, 2017 $2,230,000 Yes

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 2345 & S. 1015 - National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017 TCPA (Telecommunications Consumer Privacy Act) Reassigned numbers and Robocalls

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
COURTNEY REINHARD —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1015 (115th), H.R. 2345 (115th)

Intelligence INT

Cybersecurity H.R. 3989 - USA Liberty Act of 2017 (FISA Reauthorization)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3989 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1393 & S. 540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections Taxes on digital goods and services Comprehensive tax reform House tax "blueprint" Corporate tax rates/tax deductions Dividend taxation/integration Carried interest Excise tax on high cost health insurance plans Telecommunications equipment depreciation Like kind exchanges International tax reform Border adjustment taxation Tax Expensing

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1393 (115th), S. 540 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1628 - American Healthcare Act of 2017 Employer sponsored health insurance and healthcare reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
MARK MULLET —
STACEY L SPRINKLE —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 71 & S. Con Res. 3 - FY2018 Budget Resolution - provides for the reconciliation instructions to accomplish comprehensive tax reform. Budget resolution

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS —
ROBERT FISHER —
MARK MULLET —
STACEY L SPRINKLE —
WALTER WHITE —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), S.Con.Res. 3 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act (especially communications towers: locations and markings) S. 1405 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 Regulations, rules and FAA oversight of unmanned aerial systems (including safety issues)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS —
ROBERT FISHER —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
COURTNEY REINHARD —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Immigration IMM

DACA legislation/Immigration Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
COURTNEY REINHARD —
MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (concerning rental fees for access to federal lands for communications use) H.R. 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (especially access to broadband Internet) H.R. 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 S. 19 - Mobile Now Act (to facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure including wireless) S. 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (including broadband mapping) H.J. Res. 86 & S.J.Res. 34 - (relating to protecting the privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services) H.R. 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2018 and Supplemental Appropriates for Diaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act Net neutrality Broadband/Wireless infrastructure/siting/broadband conduit deployment Privacy/cybersecurity Spectrum policy/auctions/pipeline 5G development and testing Internet of Things FCC Reauthorization Next Generation 911/Industry 911 Outages Smart Cities LTE in Rural America (LRA) Disconnection Issue FirstNET & Public Safety Communications Data Breach/Data Security Post Hurricane Wireless Network Resiliency Spectrum interference/Spectrum Repack Letter

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2520 (115th), H.J.Res. 86 (115th), H.R. 2479 (115th), H.R. 601 (115th), S.J.Res. 34 (115th), S. 1682 (115th), S. 19 (115th), S. 1104 (115th), H.R. 2425 (115th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.