VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Intelligence INT
S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 1087 - Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (to grant states the authority to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws on remote transactions) H.R. 2821 - Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 2510 & S. 1660 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 235 & S. 431 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act/Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act H.R. 1643 & S. 851 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2889 & S. 1686 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 S. 116 - Telephone Excise Tax Elimination Act of 2015 S. 386 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (to restore states rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws) VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections Online Sales Simplification Act Excise tax on high cost health insurance plans Wireless tax fairness Corporate tax reform, rates Corporate interest tax deductions International tax reform Dividend taxation Telecommunications equipment depreciation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Telecommunications TEC
H.R. 4167 & S. 2553 - Kari's Law Act of 2016 (concerning calls to 911 from multi-line telephone systems)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R. 9 - Innovation Act (regarding patent infringement) S. 1137 - Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 S. 2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 (to ensure that venue in patent cases is fair and proper)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 719 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016/TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015 (relative to Internet taxes and other taxation) H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016/Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (relative to Internet taxes, bonus depreciation and cybersecurity)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
District of Columbia DOC
Issues associated with the wiring of the Washington, DC Metro tunnels for 4G LTE
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
H.R. 1174 & S. 512 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act H.R. 1428 & S. 1600 - Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (a bill to extend Privacy Act remedies to citizens of certified foreign countries)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R. 1314 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 H.R. 1506 - Small Business Access to Spectrum Act H.R. 1641 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015 H.R. 1770 - The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R, 2669 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2015 H.R. 3998 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 4190 - Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015 H.R. 699 & S. 356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015/Email Privacy Act S. 421 - FCC Process Reform Act of 2015 S. 1618 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2015 (to reallocate Federal Government-held spectrum) S. 2555 - MOBILE NOW Act (to provide opportunities for wireless broadband investment) S. 2558 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016 S. 2607 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (concerning spectrum planning and interagency coordination) S. 2644 - FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 Net neutrality/Internet governance (including Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] issues) Broadband infrastructure Privacy/data security Encryption Spectrum issues: availability, auctions, policy 5 G development and testing LTE-U (unlicensed spectrum)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| NATOSHA PROLAGO | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
H.R. 644 - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (relative to Internet taxes) H.R. 2146 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (to establish congressional trade negotiating objectives)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
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