MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Telecommunications TEC
General lobbying on the following issues: access and siting of radios on the grounds of the US Capitol; Universal Service Fund oversight and reform; pole attachments; FirstNet oversight; public safety communications; 4.9 Ghz and wireless emergency alerts; rural broadband; NTIA oversight and implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program; data privacy protection and comprehensive federal privacy policy; and broadband regulation. Lobbying on the following Bills: S. 3565 - Affordable Connectivity Program Funding Extension Act of 2024 (all provisions); S. 3909 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024 (all provision); S. 4049 - Supporting National Security With Spectrum Act (provisions related to FCC Rip and Replace program); S. 4207 - Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 (all provisions); S. 4638 - National Defense Authorization Act of 2025 (provisions related to spectrum, supply chain, and 5G on military bases); S.J. Res. 64: Providing for congressional disapproval, under chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination (provisions to the FCCs digital discrimination rules); H.R. 6929 - Affordable Connectivity Program Funding Extension Act of 2024 (all provisions); H.R. 7891 - Kids Online Safety Act (provisions related to covered entities); H.R. 8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Defense Authorization Act of for Fiscal Year 2025 (provisions related to spectrum, supply chain, and 5G on military bases); H.R. 8466 - Affordable Connectivity Program Improvement and Extension Act of 2024 (provisions related to broadband affordability); H.R. 8818 - American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (provisions related to privacy and data security); H.R. 2238 - PLAN for Broadband Act (provisions and proposed amendments related to spectrum and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)); H.J. Res. 107 - Providing for congressional disapproval, under chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC related to The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination (provisions related to the FCCs digital discrimination rules); and H.J. Res 153 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by The FCC related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination (provisions related to the FCCs Open Internet Rule).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
General lobbying on the following issues: 100% expensing of bonus depreciation, research and experimentation costs, and dividend taxation; book minimum tax treatment of spectrum; corporate income tax rates and credits; corporate income tax rate; corporate alternative minimum tax guidance; and interest tax deduction limitation under 163(j) of the I.R.C. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: S. 341/H.R. 889 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (all provisions); S. 866 - American Innovation and Jobs Act and H.R. 2673 - American Innovation and Jobs Act (Spectrum and BEAD Program issues); S. 1117/H.R. 2406 - Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now Act (ALIGN Act); S. 1232/H.R. 2788 - American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act (provisions related to corporate interest deductibility); H.R. 3938 - Build It In America Act (extension of full expensing, R&D expensing and corporate tax deductibility). H.R. 7024 -- Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (full expensing of R&E expenses; and EBITA, rather than EBIT, limits on interest deductions).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
| ANNE-MARIE KELLEY | — |
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.