1st Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,800,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Intelligence INT

S. 2383/H.R. 4843 - CLOUD Act Cybersecurity FISA - General Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAY CHO New Legislative Assistant, Representative Robin Kelly (IL-2)
ROBERT FISHER —
MICHONE JOHNSON —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

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

Bills named: S. 2383 (115th), H.R. 4843 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 2345 & S. 1015 - National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

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

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

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

Transportation TRA

H.R. 4151 - Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities Act (STREET Act)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
WALTER WHITE —

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

Bills named: H.R. 4151 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 1393 & S. 540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Section 163(j) of I.R.C. - Corporate Interest Tax Deductions MTSA/VoIP Technical Corrections Corporate Tax Rates Digital Good and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2018 Dividend Taxation/Corporation Integration General tax issues Telecommunications equipment depreciation International taxation Tax Expensing 40% Excise Tax on High Cost Health Insurance Plans Digital Economy Taxation

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th), S. 540 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Employer sponsored health insurance and healthcare reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
JOSHUA LYNCH —

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act S. 1405 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 Drone Safety FAA Tower Marking Reform

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

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

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

S. 19 - Mobile Now Act (To facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure including wireless) S. 1693 - Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 S. 1682/H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act (Spectrum Pipeline Legislation) S. 1988 - SPEED Act (To streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes.) S. 2234 - IOT Consumer TIPS Act of 2017 S. 2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 requiring the FCC to monitor broadband speeds in rural areas to ensure that there is parity with speeds in urban areas. S. 2520 - Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act of 2018 H.R. 4847/S. 1363 - The Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act H.J.Res. 129/S.J.Res. 52 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, US Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" H.R. 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 requiring the FCC to monitor broadband speeds in rural areas to ensure that there is parity with speeds in urban areas H.R. 4986 - FCC Reauthorization, The RAY BAUM Act H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act H.R. 4682/S. 2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act H.R. 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act H.R. 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 H.R. 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (especially access to broadband Internet) H.R. 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 H.R. 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 H.R. 1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 advocated for certain outcomes on funding for rural broadband. H.R. 4795 - Communications Facility Deployment Act Net Neutrality & Open Internet Privacy legislation Cybersecurity 5G / Wireless Infrastructure FCC Reauthorization Smart Cities/Communities FirstNET & Public Safety Communications Spectrum interference Access to Public Lands/National Parks/Cell Site placement American Television Association/Advanced Systems Television Committee 3.0 Next Gen TV Standard. Rural broadband deployment, infrastructure and policy Small Cell Deployment NTIA Oversight Diversity in Technology STEM Education and Digital Divide Data Security and Breach Notification Reform NEPA/NHPA Updates - Pending Legislation Siting Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS —
JAY CHO New Legislative Assistant, Representative Robin Kelly (IL-2)
CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER —
THOMAS EDWARDS —
ROBERT FISHER —
MICHONE JOHNSON —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
COURTNEY REINHARD —
WALTER WHITE —
MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA —

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

Bills named: S. 1682 (115th), H.R. 4953 (115th), H.R. 3994 (115th), S. 2510 (115th), H.R. 2479 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 4682 (115th), S. 2520 (115th), H.R. 4802 (115th), S. 2418 (115th), S. 2234 (115th), H.R. 4847 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), H.R. 4795 (115th), S. 1693 (115th), H.R. 3787 (115th), S. 1363 (115th), H.R. 1546 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th), H.R. 4986 (115th), S. 19 (115th), H.J.Res. 129 (115th), H.R. 4287 (115th), S.J.Res. 52 (115th), H.R. 2903 (115th), H.R. 1581 (115th), S. 1988 (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.