MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R.1393/S.540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017. General lobbying on the following tax issues and draft legislation: VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections; taxes on digital goods and services; comprehensive tax reform; House Tax Blueprint; telecommunications equipment depreciation; excise tax on high cost health insurance plans; corporate tax rates/deductions; dividend taxation/integration; like kind exchanges; international tax reform; carried interest; and telecommunications equipment depreciation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Patent reform legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Intelligence INT
Potential reauthorization of FISA section 702 (law enforcement data collection on non-US citizens).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
H.R.460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017; H.R.582 - Karis Law Act of 2017; and Study of suicide prevention hotlines.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R.423 -Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017; H.R.588 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act; H.R.599 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act; S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (to facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure, including wireless); S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 (to help reduce small business cyber security risks); and S.J.Res.34 - (Related to protecting privacy of customers for broadband and other telecommunications services). General Lobbying on the following issues: Net Neutrality/FCC oversight; National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) reauthorization; broadband infrastructure/conduit deployment; privacy/cybersecurity/consumer protection; spectrum policy/auctions; 5G development and testing; Internet of Things; Telematics; and Next Generation 911.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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.